me at AmCon: I recently finished Jenell Williams Paris’s book The End of Sexual Identity. The book is a very mixed bag, but one thing which struck me was a brief mention of a dichotomy which I think Paris was borrowing from someone else: the choice between hedonism and discipleship.This framing seems to me to miss something crucial, which politically-minded “social conservatives” often also seem to miss. Because of course there’s a third option, the life of bourgeois stability. The life of b … [Read more...]

Just got back from the movie version of Bachelorette, which stars Kirsten Dunst. I reviewed the play version here. Some notes follow, but the most important note is: Don't see this movie. Seriously, just do not. I don't believe in advice and I rarely give it but in this case I will make an exception.That said, * Lizzy Caplan is really great! She is the only bright spot.* The movie removes one key monologue from the play (the one about "This is Marilyn Monroe!", if you've seen it) and … [Read more...]